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I thought it was almost comical when Yoda started twirling around and shit in Ep II...and yet it still looked kinda neat. I do think the fights looked cool but they also feel like they're just buying time for "shit to happen" with everyone else.

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the fights in the prequel films are flashy though pretty tame and unengaging, but just about every action sequence in the prequels is utterly worthless. there's an awful and empty sense of "this is happening just because" in alot of those sequences, because they don't feel rooted in any character's journey. it's just jedis fucking shit up until more awful exposition rears it's ugly head in the next scene.

hell basically, the prequels have no scenes of worth. if there's an exception I can't think of it.

the fights in the prequel films are flashy though pretty tame and unengaging, but just about every action sequence in the prequels is utterly worthless. there's an awful and empty sense of "this is happening just because" in alot of those sequences, because they don't feel rooted in any character's journey. it's just jedis fucking shit up until more awful exposition rears it's ugly head in the next scene.

hell basically, the prequels have no scenes of worth. if there's an exception I can't think of it.

Also, apparently Carrie Fisher (the actress who played Leia) is saying that she, Mark Hamill (Luke), and Harrison Ford (everyone knows who he is) are supposed to head to work on Episode VII in March or April.

Of course, this isn't confirmed, so it could be not true. But let's hope that it is.

Well I liked the prequels, loved Revenge of The Sith, yes its too CGI-reliant and some of the acting is awful (esp Natalie Portman) but really Ewan McGregor does a fantastic job playing a younger Obi-Wan, and Ian McDiarmid steals every scene as Sidious/Palpatine.

Loved it how Lucas didn't pull no punches in showing how evil and twisted Anakin became by Palpatine's corrupting influence, killing the Young Padawans is extremely disturbing.

It was impossible to recreate the mythic magic of the original trilogy really.

'impossible'? definitely not. i'd have been hard, but i wholeheartedly believe it could've been achieved. for most movie series with this kind of stuff i'd agree, but star wars has such a vast universe that really there are infinite possibilities. though it was expected to follow a basic principle, the prior events that lead to the galactic civil war, and the turning of anakin to darth vader, since nobody knew how this happened and anything was fair game, there are tons of ways for it to have been awesome, and, dare i say, even better than the originals. here are someexamples from a youtube user. even if these are just rough thoughts, these basic ideas are far superior to what we got, and more well-thought out.

Agreed. I always thought the Maul V Obi Wan duel looked more like the Ballet than a frenzied swordfight.

This came out awhile ago. I saw it right after they re-released The Phantom Menace in 3-D. I hadn't seen it in years, and the apartment we lived in gave us free movie tickets every month, so I figured why not? There was just no sense of excitement. Especially when we've seen how cool lightsaber battles can be.

It was impossible to recreate the mythic magic of the original trilogy really.

This seems very possible with the upcoming sequel trilogy, seeing as the people behind it have the right mindset (for instance, less CGI and more practical effects); overall, it feels to me as if they want to recapture the feeling that the original trilogy had.

This seems very possible with the upcoming sequel trilogy, seeing as the people behind it have the right mindset (for instance, less CGI and more practical effects); overall, it feels to me as if they want to recapture the feeling that the original trilogy had.

Considering the iconic/legendary influence the Original trilogy had on 20th century pop culture, I fail to see how any new series of films could possibly recreate the same impact, it was a once in a generation phenomenon IMO

Considering the iconic/legendary influence the Original trilogy had on 20th century pop culture, I fail to see how any new series of films could possibly recreate the same impact, it was a once in a generation phenomenon IMO

This seems very possible with the upcoming sequel trilogy, seeing as the people behind it have the right mindset (for instance, less CGI and more practical effects); overall, it feels to me as if they want to recapture the feeling that the original trilogy had.

They say this, but the movie is still gonna have a shit-ton of CGI. It's a modern FX movie, there's just no way it's not.

So Doug Walker (Nostalgia Critic) said in his Disneycember entry for the Pirates Of The Caribbean sequels that not only does he think that the Jabba the Hutt scene in Return of The Jedi went on for too long, but apparently a lot of people have said that the scene "went on way too long and was kind of pointless".

What? This is the first time I've seen people having complained about the Jabba section of the movie. That whole part was great and still is; I thought everyone liked it as it is (and how is it pointless as it shows the heroes attempting to rescue their friend, especially from a plot thread that carries over from the previous film?).

Honestly I m bored by much of the first thirty minutes of Jedi(outside the Vader opening). It has some good lines/bits but the movie doesn't really get going, for me, until my favorite badass Emperor appears.